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Ruben was fighting for every single breath… He felt like his nose didn't work.
The panic was real, and his voice trembled with second-guessing and fear. “I feel like I'm panicking, not being able to get enough air,” he said. “Is this normal?” When you hit a wall like this, traditional fitness advice tells you to just push harder. Use more willpower. Stop being lazy… But as an engineer, I know that willpower is a terrible investment when your human hardware is glitching. As a certified Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Coach, I understood the exact science behind his panic. He was just experiencing air hunger for the very first time. When your CO2 tolerance is extremely low, you simply can't breathe deeply. You can't comfortably breathe through your nose without your brain sounding a massive alarm. Panic ensues immediately… Your brain literally thinks you're suffocating. When he told me about that severe panic, I knew exactly what it felt like. It took me right back to the moment I first tried to switch from mouth to nasal breathing. I was a massive doubter myself. I felt terrified and uncomfortable for seemingly no logical reason. But I saw the undeniable power of this simple practice firsthand over the last two years. After the stressful events of COVID, I want on a 6-year journey of self-discovery. I learned more about stress. The helplessness and the destruction it creates in the human body. But when I found out Courtney was pregnant. The stakes surged. I needed reliable proven systems. Enter the breath. Then I watched in awe as it helped clients succeed. I was amazed when I saw my own mother, Mama Sofia unknowingly bring down her stress levels, all from functional breathing. But here's the harsh reality… Anyone with dysfunctional breathing is going to be stressed and anxious. It's a physiological guarantee. The major problem is that this heavy stress feels entirely normal to most guys. They just keep adding more responsibilities to the chaos of their lives. They redline their engine while the car is stuck in neutral. I knew this was the exact right domino to solve first. I had to guide Ruben through the fire. We focused on this single domino for a long time. It took a while, and there were plenty of frustrating days. But he stuck with it. He grabbed his Body Throttle and eventually got it down perfectly. Once he mastered his breath, he felt completely in control… until he almost derailed his progress with his nutrition. That's when we implemented a specific daily SOP to fix his internal cooling. I'll share that exact map with you on Tuesday.
PS: If you're ready to stop playing life on expert mode, reply “DOMINO” and I'll show you how we can upgrade your internal operating system. |
